Unit 4, Lesson 5 Quizs

Samurai

• The military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

• A type of traditional Japanese theater.

• A famous Japanese dish made of rice and fish.

• A historical period in Japan known for its isolation.

Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

• A famous samurai known for his swordsmanship and military tactics.

• The last emperor of Japan before the Meiji Restoration.

• A prominent figure in the Sengoku period known for unifying Japan.

Daimyo

• Powerful Japanese feudal lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.

• A type of traditional Japanese theater.

• A Japanese term for a small village or town.

• A style of Japanese painting from the Edo period.

Edo

• The capital city of Japan today

• The former name of Tokyo, which was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate.

• A famous Japanese dish

• A traditional Japanese festival

Commodore Matthew C. Perry

• A U.S. Navy officer who played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

• A famous explorer who discovered the Pacific Islands in the 19th century.

• A naval commander known for his role in the War of 1812.

• An admiral who led the U.S. forces during the Spanish-American War.

Shogun

• A hereditary military governor in Japan during the shogunate period, with the real power over the country.

• A title given to the emperor of Japan during the Meiji Restoration.

• A type of traditional Japanese theater performance.

• A samurai warrior who served a local lord.

Meiji Restoration

• A political revolution in 1868 that brought about the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and restored imperial rule to Japan under Emperor Meiji.

• A cultural movement in the 19th century that emphasized Westernization in Japan.

• A military coup that established the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century.

• An economic reform initiative aimed at modernizing Japan's agricultural sector.